Earbrass Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) Ever had one of those musical projects that hangs around for ages, keeps getting put on the back-burner as other more pressing jobs take over, only to get dusted off again months later? This is one of those. It started probably a couple of years ago, stalled for ages while I wondered what to do with the middle section and recorded an album with the pagan rock band. Earlier this year I finally got round to hiring a fiddle player to do the lead parts, then the mixing got put off while I got up to speed with the tunes for the morris team I'm now playing box for. Well, this is what I've got now. It's a version of "Mein Freund", from Tielman Susato's Danserye of 1551, combined with a version of the traditional English tune the Sportsmans hornpipe [url="http://soundcloud.com/earbrass/sets/the-earbrass-ensemble-1"]http://soundcloud.com/earbrass/sets/the-earbrass-ensemble-1[/url] I think it's finished, but I find the mix sounds very different on different systems, and I've heard the whole thing so many times now I've lost all sense of perspective. Feedback welcome, and, if you have been, thanks for listening. Edited August 31, 2011 by Earbrass Quote
Bassman Sam Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 I've just found this via another thread ,Stunning, I love it. Can I hear more and where? Quote
Earbrass Posted September 1, 2011 Author Posted September 1, 2011 [quote name='Bassman Sam' post='1358156' date='Aug 31 2011, 09:57 PM']I've just found this via another thread ,Stunning, I love it. Can I hear more and where? [/quote] Wow, thanks. That's all there is at the moment, I'm afraid. I'd like to do some more in the same vein - as I said that one took me a couple of years on and off, so probably shouldn't hold your breath Quote
xgsjx Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 You've done a stonking job there. I like the fact that it's a trad sounding piece & you've introduced some synth sounds that sit perfectly & don't sound out of place. Nice work! Quote
Earbrass Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 Thanks for those kind words. It was a bit hard trying to explain to people what I was trying to do - "early music / folk / rock fusion" sounds a bit of a mouthful, but it made perfect sense inside my head. Quote
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